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Hackers scamming area emails

By Ethan Nahté

Watch out for those odd emails requesting some form of monetary value from someone you know. It’s a sad world when we have to treat every form of communication as a potential threat, always on the defensive to protect oneself. Although it is nothing new, and both phone and internet scammers are common everyday occurrences, some residents of Polk County and surrounding areas have been hacked recently.

A person who has sent the Polk County Pulse several articles and information regarding events, and whom we have met on several occasions, is one of those victims. The hacker obviously studied the victim’s emails to some degree, including not only the victim’s name, but also the victim’s nickname commonly used when communicating with those who know her. They possibly studied the elder care facilities in the neighborhood to make the email seem more legit.

So as not to clue these crooks in and assist them in improving their methods, I’ll omit certain obvious elements about the fake email which were a big clue the gift card request was not actually from the victim. The request stated the victim was in a cottage (nursing home) and could not get out to buy a gift card for

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February 18-25

Access Medical Clinic was welcomed into the Mena/Polk County Chamber of Commerce membership on Wednesday, Feb. 15, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Access Medical Clinic is located at 1805 Hwy. 71 south in Mena. They are open seven days a week from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. each day. For more information, give them a call at 479-385-2826 or visit https:// www.myaccessmedicalclinic.com/mena/ . (Alexis James/Pulse)

The Department of Arkansas Heritage awarded $5000 to Polk County’s Quality of Life (QOL) to host programs celebrating Arkansas. QOL will partner with UARM to host the first program with well-known outdoor enthusiast, nature photographer, and author Tim Ernst on Saturday, March 11 at 1 p.m. in the Ouachita Center on the UARM campus. All are welcome to attend. To learn more about DAH, QOL, or Tim Ernst, please visit arkansasheritage.com, qoloutreach.org, or timernst.com.

(L-R) Director of Development Dr. Diann Gathright, QOL’s President Bethany Hughes, and Librarian Brenda Miner.